A Prayer for Fortitude   O holy God, Each of your mornings is unique. Your earth turns each day into new time and new space. On this, your unique gift of this January morning-- Which even your laws may not permit you to give again-- We, humble and perplexed people, Once more gather to ponder your universe, and To ask you to teach us to pray. We plan to weigh your high legends preserved In ancient books.  We will recite the prayers welding those stories Into our very past.  We will plumb your mysteries Told in conversations between you and Moses Between you and Jonah, Between you and Isaiah, Between you and David. Give us a proper spirit with which to approach these, your stories, Give us—as we face our own personal obstacles— The strength to endure with courage The  pain and adversity facing us. Amen. Click here to return to the prayer page.